Organizations are becoming more digital and this means that have a growing number of information systems within the company. Nowadays, the risk of data breaches is one of the major concerns of the organizations and their chief information (security) officer. Most of the data breaches are caused by the fact that organizations are always one step behind the attackers. Besides, the attackers also use artificial intelligence in their attacks, making it even harder for the current security solutions to detect the malware or virus. To compare this to the companies: Only 26 percent of the companies in the financial services are using artificial intelligence in their security solutions. Artificial intelligence could offer a possible solution in preventing companies from data breaches and keeping their data safer.
The first useful application of artificial intelligence is using it the malware recognition. Attackers use very specific malware to infiltrate a system, which even uses machine-learning (AI) to see which security programs are installed on the system. Because this malware is so advanced and is using artificial intelligence, most current security solutions are not able to detect the malware, causing a data breach. So, it is important for the companies to implement AI into their security solutions, because it reduces the risk of getting fully infiltrated. A possible way to improve this recognition security system is to get companies and governments all over the world connected to each other, so they can share real-time information on new malware and the systems can themselves.
The second application of the AI in the cybersecurity is the use of AI in the counteract of the virus. Attackers are using millions of hacked personal computers and devices to establish a bot-net, which they can use to execute attacks. As a company, artificial intelligence could detect this problem quickly, like mentioned before, and then respond even more quickly. When the security system already got an understanding of how the malware works, the security system can counteract the malware, before it even infiltrates the important systems within the company.
To conclude, one of the important aspects of AI in improving the cybersecurity of companies is the speed of the recognition and the counteract. What other application of AI is useful in improving cybersecurity do you think?
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